Dallas Real Estate News

Inside Dallas Real Estate News: One Down in 36 Hours (Becky Frey) and Doris Does Beverly Drive

By Candy Evans / June 3, 2011 /

Isn’t it funny how you hear nothing but doom & gloom out of the mainstream media? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know properties in the Loop are really doing OK, but sometimes even my natural optimism is drowned by the national media. So I approached one of my trusty sources yesterday and said, you can go…

Inside Dallas Real Estate News: Stealth Sales All in the Cowboys Family??

By Candy Evans / June 2, 2011 /

So this is not confirmed, but here’s what I think has been going on. Jerry (Jerral) Jones Jr. and Lori Lemon own 4301 Beverly Drive, a gorgeous 6906 square footer built in 1998, highly customized by the first owner, Jimmy Bishop, and once owned by Kim Schlegel. Well, that house is now plumb empty and…

Troy Aikman’s Cozy Coppell Retreat: Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / June 2, 2011 /

A little different from his Highland Park real estate, here is where Troy hangs in Coppell. Close to Cowboys Stadium and D/FW. Built in 1994, this 4134 story home has four bedrooms, four and a half baths, an attached garage and sets him back $17, 923.28 in taxes. Pretty cozy, actually.

Case-Shiller Says Double Dip Is Here, D.C. Only Market Showing Improvement: Dallas Down 2.5% From First Time Home Credit Daze

By Candy Evans / June 1, 2011 /

If you bought your home in 2002, on average spread across the U.S., your home has not gained a wink of value from that price nine years ago. That’s the latest from those good folks who bring us the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index and have now confirmed the Double Dip is documented. Hmmm. High drama:…

Why Second (Third, & Fourth) Homes Are Selling and High End Real Estate Is Doing Well

By Candy Evans / June 1, 2011 /

Because the ranks of the world’s millionaires rose by 12%, for a second year, according to research at Boston Consulting Group as reported in Bloomberg: “The number of millionaire households increased to about 12.5 million, the Boston-based firm said in a study released today. Singapore millionaires rose by almost 33 percent after jumping about 40…